the pasty from the upper peninsula

Name: The Pasty from the Upper Peninsula
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cup(s) flour; 3/4 cup(s) shortening; 1 cup(s) ice water; 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 4 1/8 cup(s) potato; 1 cup(s) onion, diced; 1 cup(s) rutabaga; 1 3/4 cup(s) shredded carrot; 1 pound(s) lean ground beef; 3/4 pound(s) lean ground pork; 3/4 - beef bouillon, cubes or 1 tbls of beef base; 1/2 cup(s) hot water; 1 tablespoon(s) black pepper; 1 teaspoon(s) salt

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Michelle McCarthy

Gladstone, MI

Updated on Jan 2, 2012

If you have traveled along the shores of Lake Superior or Michigan in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, you can't travel far without having a native Finnish staple in the U.P., The Pasty. From the days of iron ore and copper mining to logging, these wonderfully, filling yet easy to eat delicacy is the perfect 'on the go' in the woods staple. I know you will enjoy this recipe, as all of us 'Yoopers' agree, you do not know what you are missing until you have a pasty. As they in Italian, "tempo per mangiare", time to eat!

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prep time 50 Min

cook time 45 Min

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yield 6

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup ice water
3/4 teaspoon salt
4 1/8 cups potato
1 cup onion, diced
1 cup rutabaga
1 3/4 cups shredded carrot
1 pound lean ground beef
3/4 pound lean ground pork
3/4 - beef bouillon, cubes or 1 tbls of beef base
1/2 cup hot water
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt

How To Make the pasty from the upper peninsula

Step 1

With a wire whisk, mix together flour and salt in a large bowl.

Step 2

Cut in shortening.
Step 3

Make a well in the center of the mixture and quickly stir in the ice cold water.
Step 4

Form dough into a ball; Set aside
Step 5

Dissolve the bouillon cube or beef base in the hot water.
Step 6

Combine potatoes, carrots, onion, rutabaga, ground beef,pork, salt, pepper,and bouillon.
Step 7

Roll out pastry dough into 6 x 8 inch rectangles.
Step 8

Place about 1 1/2 cups of filling in the center of each rectangle.
Step 9

Bring 6 inch sides together, and seal.
Step 10

Cut a slit in the top of each pasty to vent. Place on dull, not black, cookie sheet.
Step 11

Bake in 425 degree oven for 45 minutes.
Step 12

Serve with Ketchup! Yumm!
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